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Short-Term Service Directory 2011

© Copyright 2010 by

Christian Vocations (a ministry of Global Connections)

Caswel l Road

Sydenham I ndustrial Estate

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV31 1QF

Tel: 01926 487755

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied

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(a ministry of Global Connections)

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I nclusion in the Short-Term Service Directory does not imply

endorsement by Christian Vocations. Applicants should

sati sfy themselves as to the suitabi l i ty of the organisation and

the programme that they are considering. Whi le every care i s

taken to ensure that information i s correct at the time of going

to press, enquirers should contact organisations for ful l

current detai ls.

Acknowledgements

We would l ike to thank the fol lowing for material used in this

publication:

Peter Maiden, I nternational Director of Operation

Mobi l i sation for the feature article, Aim I nternational, BMS

World M ission,

Brass Tacks, CCI and Glencoe Outdoor Centre,

CLC I nternational, DNA, Frontiers, Latin Link,

MECO UK & I reland, M ission Africa, Oasis, OMF

International, Operation Mobi l i sation, Pioneers, Saint

Andrew’s Col lege, SI M , Springboard for Chi ldren, WEC

International and

Wycli ffe Bible Translators.

We also thank Manson Group Ltd for their help in the

production of this directory.

Designer: Francesco Tabbuso, stripyeye.com

Editor: Jo Jowett, Global Connections

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Contents

why go?

Page 44 Organisation and

programme information

This section contains an

alphabetical l i sting of

organisations offering short-

term programmes. I nformation

on location, cost, timing and

eligibi l i ty i s summarised for each

programme.

Page 30 Location information

Find the country you are

looking for in the relevant

regional section. Under each

country you wi l l f ind a l i st of

organisations which work in

that country. You can then find

information about the

organisation in the ‘Who to go

with’ section starting on page

44 which l i sts organisations

alphabetical ly.

where to go

Page 39 Activi ty information

I f you have a clear idea of the

type of thing you want to do,

this section l i sts a variety of

activi ties, under which you wi l l

f ind a l i st of organisations

offering programmes which

incorporate that activi ty.

who to go with

Page 6 Feature article: Let’s go for a walk:

Peter Maiden, I nternational

Director of Operation

Mobi l i sation talks about what i t

means to walk with Jesus on our

journey into mission and

ministry.

Page 13 Stories and testimonies

from those who have embarked

on a new journey with Jesus

including ref lections on their

l i fe-changing, short-term

experiences around the world –

from conservation in France and

bui lding in Zambia, to teaching

in Burkina Faso and community

work in London.

Look out for information on the

Code of Best Practice in

Short-term Mission onpage 28.

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44 why go

As I ref lect on the path my l i fe has taken, my mind f lashes back to somebizarre and crazy experiences. On my very fi rst short-term mission trip toKenya, I remember walking into a smal l, dark, Maasai house made ofsti cks and cow-dung, almost bl inded by the smoke from the cooking fi reinside and real i sing that this was a very di fferent world from anything I ’dever experienced.

I have vivid memories of being up a mountain in Romania and having gotthe cable car to the top, was horri f ied to discover that we’d missed the lastcable car back down and would have to walk along a dangerous andprecarious path to get back. The spectacular scenery i s not the thing thatsti cks most in my mind from that experience! I can safely say you’l l nevercatch me doing a bungie jump.

More recently, I found myself walking into a Sikh temple having been invited tocelebrate Diwali with some friends. As I walked around the Gurdwara, my emotionaland spiri tual senses were alert to that fact that I was in the midst of people on a verydi fferent fai th journey to my own.

Whether you use your feet or a set of wheels to get around, no doubt you have vividmemories of some of the places you’ve been. Some of your experiences wi l l have beenfun, some frightening, and some you’d rather forget.

Living as a disciple of Jesus wi l l inevitably lead us to walk a chal lenging path. Buteveryone who chooses to fol low his cal l receives a promise – that he wi l l walk withthem, every step of the journey.

As we fol low in his steps we may be cal led to walk in dangerous places, just as he did.Jesus l ived out his ministry in an intentional, calculated and almost defiant way buthe knew that with every chal lenge he faced, he was safe in the wi l l of the Father. Thesame is true for us. The promise of his presence with us on the journey gives uscourage to step out.

This edition of the Short-term Service Directory invites you to take a walk. As youconsider taking your fi rst steps into mission, I pray you’l l be inspired not only by theexample of Jesus but by the experiences of others as you read on.

Why not ask God i f there are si tuations he might be cal l ing you to where you mustwalk as Jesus walked into new and chal lenging terri tory. I recently heard amissionary say, ‘The posture we take defines how we experience the journey. E itherwe step back or we step out.’

I n his last of seven pictorial books recounting his incredible odyssey of the Lakelandfel ls, Alfred Wainwright penned these final words - ‘Watch where you put your feet!’Fol low in Jesus’ steps and you’l l be guaranteed to have the journey of your l i fe.

Jo JowettEditorMobi l i sation Director, Global Connections

Watch where youput your feet!

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why go? Page 6 Feature article: Let’s go for a walk:

Peter Maiden, I nternational

Director of Operation

Mobi l i sation talks about what i t

means to walk with Jesus on our

journey into mission and

ministry.

Page 13 Stories and testimonies

from those who have embarked

on a new journey with Jesus

including ref lections on their l i fe-

changing, short-term experiences

around the world – from

conservation in France and

bui lding in Zambia, to teaching in

Burkina Faso and community

work in London.

Look out for information on the

Code of Best Practice in Short-

term Mission onpage 28.

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First let’s see Him cal l ing two people to walk with Him.

I n Luke 5:1 we read that the people are crowding around

Jesus l i stening to the Word of God. He needs a pulpit.

Simon Peter’s boat i s avai lable, so he asks Peter to push

it out a l i ttle way from the shore, then He si ts down and

teaches. He finishes His teaching and Jesus, the

carpenter-turned-preacher, gives an instruction which

might real ly have offended Peter, the experienced

fisherman. ‘Go out where i t’s deeper, let down your nets

and you wi l l catch many fi sh.’ The statement about

teaching grandma to suck eggs comes to mind. I ’ve no

idea what i t means, i t just comes to mind! You can

imagine Peter being particularly offended because he

and his col leagues had just completed a hard and

extremely frustrating night-shi ft. ‘We worked hard al l

night and didn’t catch a thing!’ He could have gone on

to say, ‘We al l know that night here i s the best time to

fi sh, and by the way, you’re encouraging us to go into

deeper water, but deep water i s not the best for lake

fi shing.’

Notice that Jesus does not choose to come to the man for

whom everything i s going wel l. He meets Peter after a

night of fai lure with the cal l to fol low Him. Later in the

same chapter He wi l l cal l Matthew to fol low. He’s si tting

at his tax col lection booth when Jesus invites him.

Matthew is del ighted, ready immediately to leave

everything. I t’s probably the fi rst kind thing anyone has

said to him in a long whi le. He throws a party to

celebrate. Many of his tax-col lector cronies are there,

Let’s go for a walk

‘Go into all the world – I will be with you always.’

The presence of Jesus specifically linked with

commitment to the mission of God. Many of you

reading this are considering a period of

concentrated mission involvement. Jesus

welcomes you to walk with Him into ministry. So

let’s go back 2,000 years and see the sheer

excitement of walking with Jesus in ministry.

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experience of fi shing.

Previously in this Gospel

of Luke we read of the

remarkable authority with

which Jesus taught, the

demons recognising and

bowing to that authority.

As Bishop Ryle comments,

‘One greater than man was

in Peter’s boat.’ Peter’s own

mother- in- law experienced his

heal ing authority, and then

everyone from the vi l lage who

was brought to Jesus with any

sickness was healed by the touch

of His hand.

Peter has seen and heard enough

to agree to this unusual

instruction, and what fol lows

would leave Peter in l i ttle doubt

of who is in the boat with him.

The return to fi shing results

in nets so ful l they begin to

tear. Shouting to their fel low

fishermen for help, i t’s not

long before al l their boats are

so ful l they are on the verge of

sinking. Peter knows now who he

is deal ing with. ‘This doesn’t

happen. I know this business. You just

don’t get catches l ike this in the daytime in

deep waters. This i s against al l my knowledge

and experience. This i s God.’ Peter cal led Jesus

‘Master’ in verse 5, but now it’s ‘Lord’ in verse 8.

From chi ldhood Peter has been taught, ‘The

Messiah i s coming.’ Now he believes He’s si tting

in his boat!

and the Pharisees are indignant.

‘Why do you eat and drink with such scum? ’

(NLT)

Jesus invites us to join Him in the ministry.

I t’s worth noting those He cal ls to

fol low Him – a man struggl ing after a

night of fai lure, another

considered scum by his peers.

So why does Peter (the

experienced fi sherman) do what

Jesus (the novice fi sherman) says?

You can see that ini tial ly he struggles.

‘Master we worked hard al l night and

didn’t catch a thing!’ What do you

expect next? Wel l, I suppose i t

depends on your personali ty. Some

might expect Peter to continue, ‘So,

Jesus, could you possibly let

fi shermen fi sh and maybe you could

do a l i ttle joinery on my boat or

possibly tel l another of those

fascinating stories – I think they’re

cal led parables.’ Others of you might

expect Peter to be a l i ttle less

restrained. ‘On your bike, my friend.

We’ve had enough for one night!’

Peter in fact continues, ‘But i f You say

so, we’l l try again.’ When Jesus got

into his boat, Peter wasn’t in i t; he

was washing his nets. But he

hauls the nets back into the

boat and prepares to set sai l

again at the suggestion of this man with no

Who we’re walking with

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I t’s so important to real i se whom we are walking

with as we move into ministry – the One through

whom the world was made invites us to walk

with Him.

Now let’s see Jesus in a di ff i cult ministry moment.

Two chapters later in Luke we read of Simon the

Pharisee inviting Jesus to his home for a dinner

party. I f he was expecting to have a quiet meal with

Jesus and maybe some rel igious discussion, he was

very soon disappointed. The meal was clearly not

private. People could come in, watch and l i sten. I n

walks a prosti tute. No doubt stunned si lence

around the meal table fol lows with an embarrassed

pause in the conversation. The woman apparently

says nothing, just stands beside Jesus as He eats and

she’s quietly weeping. For this rel igious man to have

a prosti tute in his home defi l ing his house was bad

enough, but now she was real ly ruining the meal.

How could they have a rel igious conversation with

her making a spectacle of herself just standing

weeping?

Soon they have a smel l to contend with. A pleasant

smel l, but probably not appreciated so close to the

food. Her weeping i s now wetting the feet of Jesus,

so she bends down and begins to wipe his feet with

her hair and kiss them. Talk about embarrassing.

She then pours expensive perfume on His feet. The

si lence in al l of this i s quite deafening. She says

nothing and Jesus remains si lent. The only person

who speaks i s Simon and he talks to himself. ‘When

the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this he said

to himself, “I f this man was a prophet, He would

know who is touching Him and what kind of

woman she i s, that she’s a sinner.”’ Simon’s l ips

What we’re walking into

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didn’t move, but his

whole body language

must have shown his

disgust at what was

happening. So, Jesus

breaks the si lence. I n fact

the passage says, ‘Jesus

answered him.’ He’d said

nothing, but his message was

clear. Simon was a rel igious man,

probably devoutly rel igious, but there

is no place for weeping sinners in his

rel igion.

His was a rel igion of the righteous, the rule-

keepers, and she’d broken al l the rules. Why

would Jesus give her the time of day?

‘Simon, I’ve something to say to you. Two

men owed money to a certain man. One 500

denarii, the other 50. He forgives both of

them. Simon, which of them will love him

the more?’

‘I suppose the one who had the bigger debt

cancelled.’

I t’s a simple question, but Simon’s reply seems

somewhat grudging. I s the point of the story beginning

to dawn on him? I f i t wasn’t, i t soon would. Jesus turns

towards the woman and asks Simon, ‘Do you see this

woman? ’

I don’t think he did. He didn’t see her as she was. He only

saw her as she had been – a prosti tute! He had pigeon-holed

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her. Remember the response of the early Christians to

the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. ‘When Paul came to

Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they

were afraid of him, not believing that he was a

disciple.’ They couldn’t see him as he was, only

as he had been. As we walk into mission with

Jesus, may the Holy Spiri t open our eyes to see

the true glory of Jesus as Peter did and the

true condition of people which Simon so

fai led to see.

One more look at Jesus on mission. This time

He’s not deal ing with an individual but a

crowd. The record is in Luke 14. A large crowd

was travel l ing with Jesus (v 25). I t seems that

Jesus i s uncomfortable with the size of the crowd.

Would they be fol lowing Him i f they real ly knew

what He stood for? Have they any idea of the

implications for them and their fami l ies i f they

choose to become His disciples?

Jesus then makes three utterly

uncompromising statements about

discipleship which I imagine real ly thinned

out the crowd. F irst, ‘I f anyone comes to me

and doesn’t hate his father and mother, his

wi fe and chi ldren, his brothers and si sters,

yes, even his own l i fe, he cannot be

my disciple.’

The key i ssue in missions today i s

discipleship. How can we see those who are

born again by the Spiri t of God become 24-7

whole- l i fe fol lowers of Jesus? I t’s the key i ssue for the Church

in the West and for the Church in the Global South.

Walking in Love

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The key to the key i ssue i s love. I t’s only through love that we wi l l fol low in this way. No

other motivation wi l l lead to this total devotion. Jesus i s showing that because of who He

is, His devotion to us ful ly expressed at Calvary, He deserves and demands our love and

devotion. Disciples wi l l be constantly thinking of who Jesus i s – His glory and what He has

done and is doing for us. We wi l l break bread and take the cup of remembrance regularly.

I t’s a new devotion and passion which controls our l i fe. For this to take place, other loves

must die. ‘Anyone who doesn’t carry his cross and fol low me cannot be my disciple.’

The crowd would immediately know what Jesus was referring to with this statement. As

they went about their business in the ci ty, from time to time a hush would descend on the

people and al l eyes would turn towards someone carrying wood on their backs heading for

the place of execution. Everyone knew they were on a one-way journey. There was no

return. They were as good as dead.

To fol low Christ in this way of total devotion cal ls for death to the old way of l iving, the

old desires and motivations. ‘I f anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation.’ (2 Cor 5:17)

That means a new owner of our l ives – ‘Bought with a price, we are no longer our own.’ I n

verse 33 Jesus continues, ‘I n the same way any of you who does not give up everything he

has cannot be my disciple.’ Everything he has. Could Jesus real ly have said that? I ’l l save

you time. I ’ve had the Greek checked and i t doesn’t make the statement any easier. He is

Lord; he owns my l i fe, and everything I have i s his; mine only to steward or manage for

His glory. No wonder Jesus gives the teaching on counting the cost before commitment in

verses 28 – 32.

Two things we can apply from this teaching. Let us personal ly ref lect – am I committed to

24-7 whole- l i fe discipleship? Even short-term mission can be short-changing. ‘Oh, I ’l l

commit a month this summer.’ I often say to people considering short-term mission,

‘Don’t come short-term unless you are wi l l ing to commit your whole l i fe!’

The message of our mission must be this cal l to total devotion.

No truncating the Gospel. Let’s proclaim Jesus as Lord. What a

privi lege and a chal lenge to be on mission with

Jesus Christ.

Peter MaidenI nternational Director,

Operation Mobi l i sation

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Change fromthe Inside Out

One of the best things about Waterloo has been the opportunity to do

so many di fferent things. I 've worked in The Hub Coffee House,

worked in local schools, run kids clubs and art clubs, had lunch with

old people, dinner with homeless people, recorded music with young

people, and much, much more. Running the art club was one of my

highlights, especial ly seeing the young people grow and develop in

their abi l i ties and confidence over the year.

I miss walking around the area where I was guaranteed bumping into

someone I know, and the fact that on any one day I could be doing

about six di fferent things!

My hope for Waterloo is that people l iving there see i t as a great place

to l ive, and want to invest in their community. I hope that change can

come from the inside out, and that the Oasis community can work with

people to make that happen. My year in

Waterloo was chal lenging but taught me

to rejoice in smal l changes, and also to set

my hope in God's desire to transform the

big things too.

Oasis Volunteer

I spent the last year in the diverse

community around Waterloo in

London, based at church.co.uk. I worked

with a real cross-section of the

community, from older people at lunch

clubs, to young families at the mums

and toddlers group, to young people

involved in gang culture.

Organisation detai ls on page 72

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‘Burkina… What? ’ I enquired.

My knowledge of French-

speaking Africa was

negligible, but the proposition

ticked al l the boxes of what I

was hoping to achieve in the

year and I answered the cal l.

From the moment I stepped

off the plane I was in an al ien

land. Even the moon was

di fferent to how I knew it at

home, the crescent laying on

its back as i f smi l ing to greet

me. ‘Welcome to

Ouagadougou!’

My ministry i s teaching ESL -

Engli sh as a Second Language

- and I immediately found

that the hunger to learn

Engli sh in the capital went far

beyond my expectations.

Engli sh i s a bridge to better

business communications and

a requirement to achieve an

international dream for many

people.

Over four years SI M’s Engli sh

classes have grown from 30

students meeting in a hired

church hal l, to a huge

operation with i ts own

ministry centre. Over 100

students pack into seven

classes and an extensive

waiting l i st of those i tching to

get a piece of the action

‘Burkina What?’

continues to grow at the SI M offi ce.

Every two hour class finishes with a

thirty minute Bible study. God has

opened the door wide to share his

good news with these people.

Twice a week, I have the

opportunity to bui ld friendships

with my students and tel l them

more about the wonderful God of

the universe and the price he paid

for us on the cross. What a

privi lege!

I ’ve found that Burkina Faso i s a

country rich with culture. From the

sandy Sahel of the north, to the lush

forests of the South, there i s much

diversi ty to seek and experience.

For the adventurous types, there are

waterfal ls to cl imb, sacred

crocodi les to si t on and elephant

safaris to search. I can say, so far,

I ’ve done two out of the three.

I ’d urge you not to dismiss a

country just because you

don’t know of i t. I ’m having

the time of my l i fe walking

with the Lord here in West

Africa.

Jon Nurse, SI M

My aim was to serve overseas and walk with Jesus in a completely new

context. How about South Africa? Maybe Australia? SIM’s proposition

was Burkina Faso.

Organisation detai ls

on page 80

2626 why go

I didn't know that my heart would

begin to break for that nation, and that

i t would matter so much when one

lady and her daughter stopped

attending a toddler group. I didn't

know how much I would care for the

lady who taught me to play the

Japanese koto: how I would hear her

laughter and long for her to know the

real joy of Christ in her l i fe. This

gl impse into how Jesus feels when He

looks at the world chal lenged me to

'walk in Japan' as Jesus would – He

shared with me His burden for the lost.

This burden motivated me as I joined a smal l church for

three and a half months and helped with many di fferent

outreach activi ties: Engl i sh lessons, gospel singing (incredibly popular in Japan),

chi ldren's work, as wel l as pastoral care and di fferent services. I don't speak Japanese,

but sti l l made some great friends. There was one lady who was always late to the

gospel singing and would stand by me, point to her ear and make me sing loudly at

her so she didn't lose the notes!

I also had a music project to be working on: the questions were, 'how can we best use

music to reach the Japanese people? What style of music wi l l help them to worship?

What wi l l be most accessible to someone coming into the church for the fi rst time?' I

haven't come back with al l the answers but God provided for me in an amazing way

so that I was able to use my gi ft of performing on the harp to touch people's hearts

and bring them into the church, where they could hear the good news of Jesus. I am

sti l l in awe of how God prepared al l this for me and led me on a journey I hadn't

even considered.

WEC I nternational

When I went to Japan, I wanted to explore how I could use the gifts I've been

given for God's kingdom. I had assumed this would mean playing my harp or

something similar. I never expected God would ask me to share in Jesus'

compassion for the lost and that two months into my time I would find myself

kneeling on the (really quite uncomfortable) church floor looking out onto the

beautiful garden, and weeping - weeping for God's glory in Japan like I never

thought I would.

As Jesus Walked

I didn't knowthat my heart

wouldbegin tobreak for that

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Questionnaires about your gi fting

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A series of self-guided studies on

foundational understanding, gi fting,

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activi ty information

what to do

I f you have a clear idea of the type of thing you want

to do, this section l i sts a variety of activi ties, under

which you wi l l f ind a l i st of organisations offering

programmes which incorporate that activi ty.

Activi ty information

Aim I nternational

ALOVE UK

Arab World M inistries

BMS World M ission

Cambodia Action

Careforce

CCI

Christian Camp Leaders

Crossl inks

DNA

Fisherman's Rest

GLO (Gospel Literature

Outreach)

I nternational Teams

Interserve

Latin Link

LightForce I nternational

London City M ission

Maybridge Community

Church

MECO UK and I reland

M ission Africa

Oasis

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK


Outreach UK

Pioneers

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational

Scripture Union

SI M

Smi le I nternational

SoapBox Communications

Trust

Springs Dance Company

Tearfund

United Beach M issions

WEC I nternational

Wycli ffe Bible Translators

ALOVE UK


Eastern European Outreach

Frontiers


Outreach)

Hope Now

International Teams

New Tribes M ission

Oasis

OMS-UK


CMS


Outreach)

OMF I nternational

Pioneers

Abernethy

Aim I nternational

ALOVE UK


AsiaLink

BMS World M ission

Careforce

CCI

CLC I nternational

Crossl inks

DNA


Fisherman's Rest

Friends I nternational


Outreach)

Hope Now

International Teams

Latin Link

Lee Abbey London


M ission Africa

New Generation Music

Oasis

Oddments Theatre Company

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK


Outreach UK

Oxygen

Pioneers

Riverside School of

Performing Arts

Scripture Union

SI M


Trust


UFM Worldwide


WEC I nternational

World Horizons

Youth For Christ

Outreach UK

BMS World M ission

Careforce

DNA



Latin Link

OMS-UK


Outreach UK

SI M


ALOVE UK

BMS World M ission

Careforce

CCI

I nterserve

Latin Link


Oasis


Outreach UK

Oxygen

Riverside School of

Performing Arts

Saint Andrew's Col lege

SI M



Youth For Christ

Aim I nternational

ALOVE UK

Careforce

CCI

CMS

Crossl inks

DNA


Fisherman’s Rest


Interserve

Latin Link


M ission Africa

Novi Most I nternational

Oasis

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK


Outreach UK

Oxygen

Pioneers

ReachAcross

Riverside School of

Performing Arts

Scripture Union

SI M




WEC I nternational

Youth For Christ

F isherman's Rest

I nterserve




Riverside School of

Performing Arts

Cambodia Action




Maybridge Community

Church





Pioneers

Riverside School of

Performing Arts

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Children's Ministry Church Related

Church Planting

Evangelism

Outreach to Cults

Pastoral / Church Based

School's Work

Youth Ministry

Church Related

Communications/Media

Art / Graphics / DTP

Communications

Bible Translation

Drama / Dance / Music

Scripture Union


UFM Worldwide

Youth For Christ

Mercy Ships

New Tribes M ission


Aim I nternational

New Tribes M ission

ReachAcross

Springboard for Chi ldren



AsiaLink

CLC I nternational


Outreach)

Latin Link

UFM Worldwide


CLC I nternational



Aim I nternational


Maybridge Community

Church

Pioneers

Youth For Christ

Aim I nternational

BMS World M ission

DNA


Engineering M inistries

I nternational

F isherman's Rest

Frontiers

I nternational Nepal

Fel lowship


Latin Link



Mercy Ships

Oasis

OMF I nternational


Pioneers

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational

SI M



Trust

Tearfund

Vision for China

World Horizons


DNA


CMS

Interserve

Riverside School of

Performing Arts

WEC I nternational

F isherman's Rest

Maybridge Community

Church



WEC I nternational

Oxygen


WEC I nternational



M ission Africa

Poplars Church



Vision for China

Aim I nternational

BMS World M ission

CCI

CMS

Crossl inks

Fisherman's Rest


Fel lowship


Latin Link


Mercy Ships

Near East M inistry

New Tribes M ission

Oasis

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK


Pioneers

ReachAcross


Scripture Union

SI M


Tearfund

UFM Worldwide


Aim I nternational


Crossl inks

Frontiers

Hope Now

International Teams

M ission Africa

OMS-UK


ReachAcross


SI M


Vision for China

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DevelopmentCommunity Development

Emergency Relief

Social Development

Linguistics

Literacy

Literature

Promotions / PR / Media

Radio

TV / Film / Video

Education

Higher Education

General Education

Houseparents

Primary Education

Secondary Education

Special Needs

Teaching

TEFL

Theological Education

Vocational Education

Editorial / Journalism

WEC International

World Horizons

CCI

Crossl inks

DNA

Latin Link

SI M

Crossl inks

SI M

Latin Link

Mercy Ships

Aim I nternational

BMS World M ission

CMS

Frontiers

Hope Now

International Nepal

Fel lowship

I nterserve

Latin Link


Mercy Ships

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK


Poplars Church

ReachAcross

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational

SI M

UFM Worldwide

Vision for China

WEC I nternational


Fel lowship

Latin Link

Mercy Ships

Near East M inistry

OMS-UK

Poplars Church


Vision for China

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships

Brass Tacks


I nternational

Latin Link

Mercy Ships

New Tribes M ission

OMS-UK


Trust

Abernethy

Lee Abbey

SI M

Brass Tacks


I nternational

Mercy Ships

Abernethy

Brass Tacks

E l lel M inistries I nternational

Lee Abbey London

Mercy Ships

New Tribes M ission

ReachAcross

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational


Trust

Tearfund

WEC I nternational

Brass Tacks

Mercy Ships

New Tribes M ission


Trust

BMS World M ission

Brass Tacks

Cambodia Action

CCI

CLC I nternational

CMS


I nternational

F isherman's Rest


Outreach)


Interserve

Lee Abbey London


M ission Africa

Near East M inistry

New Tribes M ission

OMS-UK

Pioneers

Poplars Church

SI M



Trust

WEC I nternational

Brass Tacks


I nternational

I nterserve

Mercy Ships


Pioneers

Careforce

CCI


Hope Now

International Teams

Interserve

Latin Link


Maybridge Community

Church

Near East M inistry


OMF I nternational

Oxygen

Poplars Church

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational

SI M





Near East M inistry


Oxygen

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Practical &

Technical

Gardening / Grounds

General Engineering

General Maintenance

Mechanics

Practical

Technical

Addictions

Social Action

Care of Children

Social Action

Construction

Dentistry

General Medical

Medical

Surgery

Nursing

Technicians

Ophthalmics

Prison & Ex-Offenders

Refugees

Residential / Social Care

Street Children

Elderly

Family Issues

Homeless


Oasis

Cambodia Action

Hope Now

Latin Link



Near East M inistry

Oasis

CMS

Interserve

Pioneers

Soapbox Communications

Trust

BMS World M ission

Cambodia Action

Crossl inks


Latin Link

M ission Africa

Oxygen

Tearfund

Abernethy

Aim I nternational

BMS World M ission

CLC I nternational

Crossl inks


Frontiers


Lee Abbey

Lee Abbey London

Mercy Ships


Oasis


SI M


WEC I nternational


Mercy Ships


New Tribes M ission

Oasis


WEC I nternational


CLC I nternational

Mercy Ships

New Tribes M ission

Oasis


Fisherman's Rest

Vision for China


Fel lowship

Fisherman's Rest

I nterserve



Riverside School of

Performing Arts

CCI




Fel lowship

I nternational Teams UK



OMS-UK

Oxygen

Scripture Union

UFM Worldwide

WEC I nternational

Youth For Christ


AsiaLink

Cambodia Action


CMS



Lee Abbey London


New Tribes M ission

OMF I nternational

Samaritan's Purse

I nternational

SI M


CCI

Fisherman's Rest

Lee Abbey


Poplars Church

Abernethy

CCI

E l lel M inistries I nternational

Lee Abbey

Lee Abbey London

Mercy Ships

SI M

WEC I nternational

Abernethy

CCI



World Horizons


AsiaLink

CCI

CMS

Lee Abbey

OMF I nternational

OMS-UK

Oxygen

SI M

WEC I nternational

World Horizons

Aim I nternational


Crossl inks


I nternational

Frontiers

Latin Link

OMF I nternational

Pioneers

World Horizons

DNA

Fisherman's Rest


CCI

Lee Abbey

Aim I nternational

ALOVE UK

CCI

Latin Link


M ission Africa


Oasis

OMF I nternational


Pioneers

Scripture Union

SI M

Youth For Christ

Maybridge Community

Church

Mercy Ships


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Support

Administration

Computers

Finance

Management

Personnel / Training

Arts

Holiday

Housekeeping / Catering /

Wardens

Camps

Outdoor Activities

Technicians

Prayer

Cultural Awareness /

Encouragement

Professional Skills /

Tentmaking

Retreat / Conference

Centres

Sports

Research

Other

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Aim International

Abernethy Team &

Gap Year Team

Work as part of the residential team to

deliver quali ty adventure programmes

to schools, youth groups and churches.

Abernethy operates four Outdoor

Adventure Centres in Scotland with

the express purpose of using exciting

residential activi ty programmes to

share the Good News with our guests.

Tel: 01479 821279

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.abernethy.org.uk

Naomi Trenier Abernethy

Nethybridge, I nverness-shire PH25 3ED

Abernethy

cost

None. Pocket money

or smal l salary

provided.

activity

Administration

Evangeli sm

Gardening /

Grounds

General

Maintenance

Housekeeping /

Catering

Outdoor Activi ties

UK (Scotland)

Apply any time

Duration:

1 month - 3 years

Start: Ongoing

time & place

Synergy Teams

Our Synergy teams spend approx 5 weeks in Africa,

working alongside the local church seeking to make

disciples through a variety of ministries. Orientation i s

provided and a reunion weekend afterwards.

cost

£2000

activity

Chi ldren's M inistry

Youth M inistry

Teaching

General Medical

Sports

Community

Development

Congo, Chad,

Madagascar, Kenya,

Uganda, Creative

Access Nations

Apply by:

15th Apri l 2011

Duration: 5 weeks

Start: July 2011

time & place

Student Placements

Placements for those studying Bible or Medical related

courses. The purpose of these placements i s to give the

opportunity to see how your ski l ls may be used in cross-

cultural mission.

cost

£1000

(not including

f l ights)

activity

Chi ldren’s M inistry

Evangeli sm

Teaching

General Medical

Literacy

Community

Development

-DR Congo, Chad,

Madagascar, Kenya,

Uganda, Creative

Access Nations

Apply any time

Duration: 6 - 8 weeks

Start: Any time

time & place

Singles for

I ndividual

Placements or

Teams

Age: 17+

eligible

Synergy Gap Year Programme

Providing opportunities of a

minimum of 3 months and a

maximum of 12 months for cross-

cultural work and spiri tual ministry.

Training i s provided beforehand and

debriefing afterwards.

Tel: 0115 983 8130


Web: www.synergyafrica.com or www.aimint.org/eu

Miriam Knight, Aim I nternational

Hali fax Place, Nottingham NG1 1QN

cost

Approx £7000 for

12 months

activity

TV / Fi lm / Video

TEFL

Youth M inistry

Literacy

Professional Ski l ls /

Tentmaking

Administration

Many African

countries, See

Location I ndex.

Apply by: 31st

March for

September; 1st Sept

for January

Duration: 3 - 12

months

Start: Varies

time & place

Singles or Fami l ies

for I ndividual

Placements

Age: 18 - 70

eligible

Singles, Couples,

Fami l ies or Church

Groups for Teams

Age: 18+

eligible

Singles or Couples

Age: 18+

eligible

Christ centred Churches among

al l African peoples

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Organisation and programme information

who to go with

This section contains an alphabetical l i sting of

organisations offering short-term

programmes. I nformation on location, cost,

timing and el igibi l i ty i s summarised for each

programme.

who to go with


BMS World Mission

Operation Monsoon

Core mission: Distribution of multimedia presentations

of the gospel and/or Bibles. Teams carry media across the

border and travel by various means to designated areas.

There may be some personal ri sk involved.

AsiaLink exists to reach the unreached people of Asia

with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We operate in

partnership with local Asian Christians and under their

leadership.

Tel: 01772 681618


Web: www.asialink.org.uk

Colin Dudgeon, AsiaLink,

The Old Barn, M i l l Farm, F leetwood Road, Wesham PR4 3HD

AsiaLink

cost

Approx £1200

activity


Encouragement

Evangeli sm

Literature

Prayer

Laos

Apply any time

Duration: F lexible.

M in: 2 weeks

Start: Ongoing

time & place

Short & Mid-Term Volunteer Programme

An opportunity to use your professional ski l ls or l i fe

experience on a short or mid-term placement. A wide

range of opportunities in a variety of countries,

supporting mission and sharing your fai th.

cost

BMS provide training; short term

volunteers cover al l costs; mid-term - BMS

provide help towards expenses

activity

Administration


Community

Development

General Medical

Practical

Teaching

Many countries in

Europe, Asia, Africa

& South America.

See Country I ndex.

Apply any time

Duration: 3 months -

4 years

Start: Ongoing

time & place

Other Opportunities with BMS World Mission

BMS offers a variety of other volunteer opportunities,

including student placements/electives, summer teams,

lawyers teams and church/youth teams. See our website

for more detai ls.

cost

Volunteers cover costs. BMS provide training.

activity

General Medical

Pastoral /

Church Based

Teaching


Evangeli sm

Community

Development

Many countries in


& South America.

See Country I ndex.

Apply by: See

website for detai ls

Duration: 2 weeks -

1 year, depending on

programme

Start: Ongoing

time & place

Singles, Couples

or Groups for

Teams

Age: 18 - 65+

eligible

Action Teams

A gap year for God? I t's far more than that. Teams of

four to countries worldwide. New experiences, quali ty

training, di fferent cultures, amazing people, helping the

needy, sometimes tough but always great. Awesome God.

Awesome year.

Enabling the world's people to know Christ, al leviating

suffering and injustice and improving the quali ty of l i fe,

with people as our primary agent of change.

Tel: 01235 517653


Web: www.bmsworldmission.org/opportunities

Sarah Lewney, BMS World M ission

PO Box 49, 129 Broadway, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 8XA

cost

£3950

activity


Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Practical

Schools Work

Street Chi ldren

Many countries in


& South America.

See Country I ndex.

Apply by:

21 February 2011

Duration: 10 months

Start: September

time & place

Singles for Teams

Age: 18 – 23

eligible

Singles, Couples or

Fami l ies for

I ndividual

Placements

Age: 21+

eligible

Singles or Couples

for I ndividual

Placements or

Teams

Age: From 16+

(dependent on

programme)

eligible

Essential1Run by ALOVE UK - The Salvation Army for a New

Generation, the 'Essential ' gap year i s a discipleship and

mission training course for young people who want to

serve and reach out to the world around them.

ALOVE's M ission: Cal l ing a generation to dynamic

fai th, radical l i festyle, adventurous mission and a fight

for justi ce.

Tel: 020 7367 4534


Web: www.salvationarmy.org.uk/alove

Amy Pinwi l l , ALOVE UK, The Salvation Army

Territorial Headquarters, Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN

ALOVE UK

Singles

Age: 18 - 24

eligible

cost

Free

activity

Youth M inistry

Evangeli sm


Schools Work

Sports

Church Planting

UK

Apply by: August

Duration: 11 months

Start: September

time & place

Singles or

Married Couples

Age: 18 - 50

eligiblecost

Depends on

programme; from

approx £500 - £1500

activity


Encouragement

Evangeli sm

Prayer


TEFL

Literature

Arabian Peninsula,

London, M iddle East

and North Africa

Apply by:

31 March 2011

Duration: 4 or 6

weeks (depends on

programme)

Start: 4 July

time & place

Individual & Team Placements

Experience mission at fi rst hand! Join one of our

establi shed teams and work alongside long-term

workers. Programmes can be tai lored for individuals

or smal l groups.

Working in team situations and in partnership with

local churches, AWM's purpose i s to proclaim the Good

News of Jesus Christ to Musl ims of the Arab World,

wherever they may be found.

Tel: 01509 239525


Web: www.awm.org

Helen Pardoe, Arab World M inistries

PO Box 51, Loughborough, Leics LE11 0ZQ

Arab World Ministries

Singles, Couples

or Fami l ies for

I ndividual

Placements; CUs

and Church

Groups for Teams

Age: 18 - 65+

eligible

cost

Varies with

destination

activity


Church Planting

Professional Ski l ls /

Tentmaking


Encouragement

Prayer

TV / Fi lm / Video

North Africa, M iddle

East, Arabian Peninsula,

France, UK. Other

countries - see Country

I ndex. Apply by:

I ndividuals: 3 months

prior; Teams: 6 months

prior. Duration:

I ndividuals: 2 weeks - 1

year; Teams: 1 - 4 weeks.

time & place

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Edge Teams

Designed to expose you to ministry of

long term workers involved in cross-

cultural church planting in the Arab

World. I t's your chance to taste Arab

world mission fi rst hand. Arranged in

partnership with Pioneers.

DNA Track One

I ncludes al l residential and two-day

training blocks, personal discipler,

placement co-ordinator and

monitored/assessed work,

international trips and further

additional opportunities.

Your year in with God - serving

churches, developing leaders,

making 21st century disciples

Tel: 01808 521787


Web: www.dna-uk.org

Tim Raynes, DNA

Dunlichity Church, Dunlichity, I nverness I V2 6AN

DNA

cost

From £2853 per year

in own church or

£4032 away from

home, inc.

accommodation,

food, training,

international trip,

travel etc.

activity


Community

Development

Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Theological

Education

Youth M inistry

UK

Apply by:

End of September

Duration: 11 months

Start: October

time & place

DNA Track Two

I ncludes al l residential and two-day training blocks,

personal discipler, placement co-ordinator and

monitored/assessed work, optional extra training and

opportunities (can work part-time).

cost

£2337 for year.

Optional other costs.

activity


Community

Development

Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Theological

Education

Youth M inistry

UK

Apply by:

End of September

Duration: 11 months

Start: October

time & place

DNA Scotland

I ncludes al l residential and 7 of the 13 two-day training

blocks in England, plus additional training in Scotland,

personal discipler, placement co-ordinator and

monitored/assessed work, international trips and further

additional opportunities.

cost

From £2853 per year

in own church or

£4032 away from

home, inc.

accommodation, food,

training, international

trip, travel etc.

activity


Community

Development

Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Theological

Education

Youth M inistry

UK

Apply by: End of

September

Duration: 11 months

Start: October

time & place

5555

Singles, Couples,

Disabled for Teams

Age: 18 - 65

eligible

Singles, Couples,

Disabled for

I ndividual

Placements or

Teams

Age: 18 - 65

eligible

Singles, Couples or

Disabled for Teams

Age: 18 - 65

eligible

DNA: Mission

DNA training plus speci fi c mission training. Placed in a

church having international vision and opportunities,

your year wi l l include a three-month international

opportunity working alongside establi shed and

experienced missionaries.

activity

Community

Development

Emergency Relief

Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Research

Theological

Education

UK

Apply by:

End of September

Duration: 11 months

Start: October

time & place

DNA: Summer Experience

Short-term opportunity of evangeli sm training and

activi ty. Teams wi l l assi st churches in the running of a

wide range of evangeli sti c projects in many parts of the

country, working alongside experienced leaders.

cost

Cal l for detai ls

cost

From £5445 per year in own church or £6246 away from home, inc.accommodation, food, training, transportation (UK & abroad) etc

activity


Community

Development

Evangeli sm

Pastoral /

Church Based

Youth M inistry

UK

Apply by:

Cal l for detai ls

Duration:

Under 1 month

Start: Cal l for detai ls

time & place

Singles or Couples

for Teams

Age: 18 - 65

eligible

Singles, Couples,

Disabled or

Church Groups for

Teams

Age: 14 - 65

eligible

NEXT

Over 30 and wanting to serve God in

a di fferent culture? NEXT provides

bespoke opportunities to use your

ski l ls and l i fe experience in support

of gospel work overseas. Emai l:

next@crossl inks.org

God's Word to God's World

Tel: 020 8691 6111


Web: www.crosslinks.org

Krista Potts, Crossl inks

251 Lewisham Way. London SE4 1XF

Crosslinks

I ndividuals,

Married

Couples, Church

teams for

I ndividual

Placements or

Teams

Age: 30+

eligiblecost

Varies depending on

location and

duration. Ask for

detai ls.

activity

Administration

Professional Ski l ls

Teaching

TEFL

Theological

Education

Vocational

Education

Many countries

worldwide. See

Country I ndex.

Apply any time

Duration:

2 weeks to 2 years

Start: Ongoing

time & place

SMILE

Smi le i s a short-term programme for

18-30 year olds. I t combines travel

and the experience of a total ly

di fferent culture with serving God

and having a taste of overseas mission

work.

Emai l: smi le@crossl inks.org

Singles, Couples

or Teams

Age: 18 - 30

eligiblecost

Varies depending

upon location and

duration. Ask for

detai ls.

activity


Evangeli sm

Street Chi ldren

Teaching

TEFL

Youth M inistry

Many countries

worldwide

Apply any time

Duration:

2 weeks - 2 years

Start: Ongoing

time & place

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who to go with


Praying for the worldonline resources from global connections

as the UK network for world mission, global connections

seeks to encourage prayer for the needs of people in

countries around the world as well as for the work of member

organisations and their partners. prayer points are regularly

collected from member organisations and made available

through the interactive online prayer map and World prayer

News, a bimonthly prayer diary.

www.worldprayermap.co.uk

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Short-Term Service Directory 2011